Bill Seeks World War I Centennial Commemorative Coins

A bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives seeking to authorize commemorative coins to mark the 100th anniversary of America’s entrance into World War I. More than four million men and women of the United States served in uniform during World War I. As noted in the findings of the bill, the centennial of America’s involvement in the war offers an opportunity for people in the United States to commemorate the commitment of their predecessors.

H.R. 4107 World War I American Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coin Act was introduced by Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado on February 29, 2012. There are five cosponsors to the bill, which has been referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

If the bill becomes law, it would require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue silver dollars with a maximum mintage of 350,000. The coins would have a composition of 90% silver and 10% copper, with a weight of 26.73 grams and diameter of 1.500 inches.

Designs for the coins would be emblematic of the centennial of America’s involvement in World War I. The specific designs would be selected based on the winning design from a competition. The competition would be judged by an expert jury chaired by the Secretary of the Treasury and three members each from the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee and Commission of Fine Arts. A prize of not less than $5,000 would be provided as compensation for the winning design.

The World War I Centennial Silver Dollars would be produced in both proof and uncirculated versions. The coins would be issued only during the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2017.

A surcharge of $10 per coin would be added to the sales price. The surcharges would be distributed to the World War I Memorial Foundation.

Within the modern commemorative coin era, previous programs have memorialized the Civil War, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. There have been no commemorative coins issued for World War I.

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kind of hard not to have a war themed coin when our govt has been fighting wars on a regular basis for the last 100+ years. Oh well, It could be worse and they can start issuing coins for all of the world police work we have done post WW2… at least WW1 was a declared war.

Seems World War I American Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coin Act is somewhat of an ironic title, considering that the last known WWI vet died not long ago at the ripe old age of 110. Seems to me if we want to truly honor those who defend our freedom, we should be honoring veterans with commemorative coinage for wars where there are still veterans alive who can be honored by it.

WWII… done
Korea… done
Vietnam… done
WWI… none and what is the irony here? It is precisely to the memory of so many WWI American soldiers that they should be remembered at very least on a silver dollar. (As long as it is issued in 2017 to mark the actual centennial of U.S. entry to the Great War and not 2014 which is the centennial of the start of the war in Europe.

I think it is fully appropriate to commemorate WW I on our coins. In fact, no war we’ve ever fought should be forgotten and coins are one of the best ways to assure that we never do. Of course, there are a few we may wish to forget… like the Indian Wars, the Mexican War, and the Spanish-American War. But ALL of our wars should be commemorated on our coinage at some point. It should always be remembered that in every war – and countless skirmishes and deployments in between – brave Americans have literally shed their blood in military service ordered by We The People. Can there be anything more worthy of commemorative coinage than that?

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